Minnesota Budget Surplus Increases to Nearly $4 Billion
Minnesota Management and Budget announced today that Minnesota now has an excess surplus of $4 Billion. While Minnesota legislatures are required to pass a...
Stayed Sentence for Fridley Man Convicted on Several Counts of Possessing...
A Fridley man who faced eight counts of possessing child pornography following a multi-state investigation by Homeland Security, and who also admitted to investigators...
House Committee Approves Bill to Make Minnesota Constitution Use Gender-Neutral Language
A House bill that seeks to replace all male pronouns in the Minnesota Constitution with gender-neutral language cleared its first committee Tuesday.
The bill was introduced...
A MESSAGE FROM ABDI NUR
Abdi Nur was the first Somali source to speak with me after I wrote about Ilhan Omar in my “Her back pages” post of August 2016....
Marriott Seeks $2.5 Million in Tax Breaks for Mankato Hotel
Marriott is the biggest hotel company in the world, a fixture on the Fortune 500 list. But whether the corporation follows through with a...
Kendall Qualls: My Faith Journey
As we honor Ash Wednesday, I wanted to share my personal journey with the Christian faith. Growing up and late into my 20’s, I...
‘It Destroyed My Body’: Here’s Why This Former Trans Woman Regrets...
A man who once transitioned to a woman said the process destroyed his body and that it is “categorically impossible for anyone to change...
Tensions Flare after MNGOP Calls Pro Trump MAGASOTA a Scam
Pro-Trump activists who said they were frustrated by the Republican Party of Minnesota (MNGOP) created a separate Independent Expenditure Fund MAGASOTA to organize volunteers...
Collin Peterson Votes for an Abortion-Expanding Amendment
U.S. Congressman Collin Peterson, representing Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District which covers the western half of the state, has long represented himself as a moderate...
Minnesota Considers Bill Against Hair Discrimination
Minnesota’s state legislature is considering a bill to keep employers from discriminating against people based on their natural hair.
Democrat Rep. Rena Moran, who introduced HF...